Question

After pavlov's dogs became conditioned to salivate at the sound of the metronome, he experimented with sounding the metronome and then failing to present the dogs with any food right away. soon they stopped salivating to the sound of the metronome. this represents the process called ________. acquisition testing extinction spontaneous recovery

Answer 1

The answer to this question is  Extinction
In the field of psychology, extinction refers to The disappearance of previous behavior that already learnt when that behavior is not reinforced.
In this case, pavlov's dog behavior has been modified to response based on the sound of the bell, and won't dsiplay it unless the trigger exist

Answer 2

Intro to Psychology final.

34. c. extinction